LPGA Golfers Trivia Quiz

Answer: USA

Lexi Thompson (USA) turned professional at the age of 15. She won her first LPGA event in 2011 at the Navistar LPGA Classic and captured her first major title at the Kraft Nabisco Championship in 2014. Thompson consistently finished tournaments in the top 10 to become the face of women's golf in America.

Answer: South Korea

Sung Hyun Park (South Korea) joined the LPGA in 2017. Park triumphed in her inaugural event, a major championship at the US Open in 2017. She followed that up with her second major at the KPMG in 2018. Park has been in and out of the #1 position in world ranking.

Answer: Canada

Brooke Henderson (Canada) captured her first LPGA event in 2015 at the Cambia Portland Classic and her first major title at the 2016 KPMG Women's PGA Championship while still only 18 years old. Henderson was named Canadian Press female athlete of the year on numerous occasions.

Answer: Australia

Minjee Lee (Australia) joined the LPGA Tour in 2015. Her inaugural win came at the Kingsmill Championship that same year. Lee was a member of the Australian team at the 2016 Rio Olympics. She cracked a top ten ranking in 2018.

Answer: Japan

Nasa Hataoka (Japan) joined the LPGA Tour in 2017, after having previously competed on the Japan Tour. She captured her first LPGA event in 2018 at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship. Her success continued when she narrowly lost in a playoff at the 2018 KPMG Women's PGA Championship, one of the five majors on the women's tour.

Answer: Spain

Carlota Ciganda (Spain) joined both the LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour in 2012. Her first season on the LET was a success as she won the money title, Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year awards. She prevailed at the 2016 LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship for her first LPGA Tour victory.

Answer: China

Shanshan Feng, in 2008, became the first Chinese golfer to become a member of the LPGA Tour. She was victorious at the Women's PGA Championship in 2012 marking her first major title and had a handful of other top ten finishes in the majors.. Feng accumulated in excess of twenty combined wins on both the LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour.

Answer: England

Charley Hull (England) competed on both the LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour. She was named the LET Rookie of the Year in 2013, a member of the 2013 Solheim Cup team and was also the LET Player of the Year in 2014. In 2016, she won the CME Group Tour Championship to record her first LPGA win.

Answer: Thailand

Ariya Jutanugarn (Thailand) turned pro in 2012. She earned her LPGA Tour card for the 2015 season and captured her first victory at the 2016 Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic. Later in 2016, she triumphed at the Ricoh Women's British Open to garner her first major title. The following year she would ascend to number one in world rankings.

Answer: Sweden

Anna Nordqvist hails from Sweden and became a member of both the LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour in 2009. She was named LET Rookie of the Year in 2009. She won her first major title at the 2009 McDonald's LPGA Championship followed by her second one at the 2017 Evian Championship. Nordqvist was also a part of several Solheim Cup teams.